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The common (customary) English greeting (salutation) "good morning" roughly translates to "habari za asubuhi" or "asubuhi njema" or "subalkheri".

Of the three versions stated above "habari za asubuhi " is perhaps the most commonly used and widely recognized in most Swahili speaking regions of East and Central Africa such as most regions of Kenyaincluding the capital Nairobi.

NOTES:

a. Habari za asubuhi? is a question (what's the news this morning?) and requires an answer: nzuri or njema (both meaning good), or something else that means the news is good.

b. Asubuhi njema is a departure wish (like the American "Have a nice day"), not a greeting.c. This contributor learned Subalkheri, a proper morning greeting, 45+ years ago but has never heard anyone use it.
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